Resources - Diabetes In Control

Jardiance Reduces Risk of Kidney Disease Progression For Patients with Type 2 Who Have CVD

Jul 21, 2018 Articles, Cardiology, Nephrology, Type 2 Diabetes 3,431 views

Drug shown to reduce risk of CV death or hospitalization for heart failure in adults with CV disease and type 2 diabetes, irrespective of their CV risk at study start.

Late-Onset Diabetes: An Early Sign of Pancreatic Cancer for African Americans and Latinos

Jul 21, 2018 Articles, Oncology 2,884 views

According to new study, African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer relative to other ethnic groups.

Benefits of Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation in Patients with Diabetes

Jul 21, 2018 Articles 3,203 views

Researchers seek to determine if implementing process in the ambulatory setting could reducing hospitalization, use of emergency departments.

Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes in People with Severe Mental Illness

Jul 21, 2018 Articles, Mental Health 2,835 views

Research suggests racial/ethnic background can also play a role in increased risk of diagnosis.

Diabetes Treatment Targets: How Many Americans Fall Short?

Jul 21, 2018 Test Your Knowledge 2,254 views

In the United States, what percentage of patients with diabetes fail to meet national treatment targets for glycemic, blood pressure, or cholesterol control?

A. 12%-22%
B. 24%-31%
C. 33%-49%
D. 51%-58%

Follow the link for the answer.

A1c Criteria

Jul 21, 2018 Polls 2,049 views

Which criteria other than fasting blood sugar do you feel is most important before providing an A1c test for your patients -- Weight, Family history, Hypertension, Age, Gender, Amount of physical activity? Follow the link to respond.

Alcohol and Diabetes: How Alcohol Affects Diabetes

Jul 19, 2018 Articles, Blood Glucose Control, Safety, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes 9,554 views

While there are a number of factors that can negatively impact adherence to self-care in a person with diabetes, this article will focus on diabetes and alcohol: specifically, on how alcohol consumption limits this adherence and affects the overall health of people with diabetes.

Summer Travel: Don’t Forget the Feet!

Jul 17, 2018 Disasters Averted 3,068 views

Summer, a time for travel for so many. Over the next few weeks, we will look at ways to prevent disasters during or after travel. When it comes to travel plans, a lot of people who have diabetes are most concerned about their medications — getting, bringing enough with them and so many issues associated with that. I've found most aren't concerned about protecting their feet.

Grenye O’Malley 2018 Complete Interview

Jul 17, 2018 AACE 2018, Exclusive Interviews, Videos, Women's Health 4,196 views

Grenye O’Malley, MD, graduated from NYU School of Medicine. She then completed residency in Internal Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. During residency, she developed an interest in diabetes management and was involved in research on glucose sensor use in patients with type 1 diabetes during pregnancy. She is now a graduating fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she will be an Assistant Professor later this year. She is participating in multiple large clinical trials involving type 1 diabetes technologies, including a closed-loop artificial pancreas study, a first of its kind assessment of decision support algorithms for patients using multiple daily injections, and a study of continuous glucose monitoring in the elderly.

Future Use of Technology in Outpatient Care Part 7

Jul 17, 2018 Clinical Presentations 2,175 views

In this week's conclusion of this series of Homerun Slides, patient care and triage reminders, and other knowledge-based computerized patient record information.